Research & Fact-Checking
- Data & Statistics
Some authors may want to include statistics and data in their manuscripts to emphasize a point or to establish an argument. Using reliable statistical information is the best way to support a claim and provides credibility to your passage. This service is offered to collate data from reliable and trustworthy sources that will support your claims. For example:
“American public education has come a long way in educating its underserved students of color. Since 1997, both African American and Latino students have improved by more than 30 percentage points on the National Assessment of Education Progress, considerably lessening the achievement gap.”
“American public education has come a long way in educating its underserved students of color. Since 1997, both African American and Latino students have improved by more than 30 percentage points on the National Assessment of Education Progress, considerably lessening the achievement gap.”
- Fact-finding
ZION editors will employ fact-finding techniques to ensure any claims you have already included in your manuscript are valid and from trustworthy sources.
- Historical Information
Historical information is another way to add value to your claims and provides additional context for the reader. An example of this would be:
“At the turn of the century the majority of American households were made up of married couples. A new trend however has changed the landscape of marriage, where more singles are choosing to cohabit rather than tie the knot.”
“At the turn of the century the majority of American households were made up of married couples. A new trend however has changed the landscape of marriage, where more singles are choosing to cohabit rather than tie the knot.”